Conferences

Every year, MAASU hosts two conferences. The fall conference, known as the Leadership Summit (LS) is catered to 150-200 students. The Spring Conference (SC) usually hosts over 800 attendees, and is where M-Reps will vote in a new Executive Coordinating Committee, decide on the upcoming conference locations and constitutional changes. Each conference brings to light the history, challenges, and initiatives the Asian Pacific Islander American community faces.

Leadership Summit 2015

"Foosteps: What's Your Imprint?"

Purdue University

West Lafayette, IN

November 20-21, 2015

Click here to find more information about workshops, lodging, schedule and to register. Registration is now CLOSED.

Spring Conference 2016

"From (His)tory to You Story: Generation-A"

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Twin Cities, MN

April 15-16, 2016

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Request for Proposals for Spring Conference Workshops & Arts/Cultural Programs

The Midwest Asian American Student Union (MAASU) Spring Conference Planning Committee is pleased to announce its Request for Proposals (RFP) for workshops and cultural activities for the MAASU Spring Conference which will be on April 15-16, 2016 at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The theme for the 2016 spring conference is “From (His)tory to Your Story: Generation A.”

2016 CONFERENCE THEME: "From (His)tory to Your Story: Generation A"

We are at the pivotal point in the creation of a “New America” when the population of communities of color continues to rise marking us as the new majority. Specifically, the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community has grown to become the fastest growing racial group in the country, and the histories of the AAPI community demonstrate the immeasurable contributions of our people to the mainstream American history. Despite this the important stories of our AAPI history are still often ignored contributing to a growing lack of AAPI identity across the Midwest.

Throughout the Midwest AAPI students are still facing discrimination, the story of undocumented APIs are still largely invisible, the spaces for LGBT AAPIs remain limited, the voices of our AAPI sisters are continually silenced, and the "PI" in AAPI continue to be forgotten The time is now for AAPI collegiate students, artists, activists, and allies to come together to tackle the challenges that our community faces. We must continue to fight, and the MAASU Spring Conference is an exciting opportunity to engage in lively, uncomfortable discussions, debates, and dialogues around the Midwest AAPI experience.

As a community we have to acknowledge the historical struggles of past generations, we have to understand the ways in which our current generations have been influenced by them, and we have to build for future generations through stories and spaces created for us and by us. We call this future generation Generation A. We must continue to fight, and the MAASU Spring Conference is an exciting opportunity to engage in lively, uncomfortable discussions, debates, and dialogues around the Midwest AAPI experience!

Guidelines for Workshop Proposal Submissions:

Workshops are 1 hour & 15 mins long happening between 10:00AM - 3:40PM
Workshop audiences are anticipated to include 20-40 participant per workshop
Workshops will be offered on three tracks: Acknowledge, Understand, Build
Workshops must speak to the conference theme "From (His)tory to Your Story: Generation A"
Workshop presenters should consider ways in which you can engage your audience or facilitate discussion.

Workshop Submission PROPOSAL FORM

Priority Deadline: January 18, 2016

For questions please email Ken Gonzales at nextgeneration.spring16@gmail.com RE: MAASU Workshop Proposal. Applicants will be notified of accepted workshops by February 1, 2016.